Listening Quiz for Chapter 15

1. What happens about halfway through this excerpt from Beethoven’s Piano Sonata in E?

   Listen

   Question

   A.

   The tempo slows considerably as a second theme begins.

   B.

   The tempo speeds up.

   C.

   A violin joins in.

   D.

   The first theme is repeated.

   What happens about halfway through this excerpt from Beethoven’s Piano Sonata in E?

   Correct.

   Incorrect. See Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Sonata in E in Chapter 15.
2. What do you hear in this excerpt from the first movement of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5?

   Listen

   Question

   A.

   the recapitulation version of the main theme, with a slow passage for solo oboe

   B.

   fragmentation of the main theme

   C.

   the bridge theme played by the French horns

   D.

   the cadence theme ending in a complete stop

   What do you hear in this excerpt from the first movement of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5?

   Correct.

   Incorrect. See Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 5 in C Minor in Chapter 15.
3. How many fermatas do you hear in this excerpt?

   Listen

   Question

   A.

   none

   B.

   one

   C.

   two

   D.

   four

   How many fermatas do you hear in this excerpt?

   Correct.

   Incorrect. See Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 5 in C Minor in Chapter 15.
4. This excerpt is most likely from which movement of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5? (Hint: Listen to the tempo.)

   Listen

   Question

   A.

   first

   B.

   second

   C.

   third

   D.

   fourth

   This excerpt is most likely from which movement of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5? (Hint: Listen to the tempo.)

   Correct.

   Incorrect. See Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 5 in C Minor in Chapter 15.
5. Which term best describes the tempo of this excerpt?

   Listen

   Question

   A.

   presto

   B.

   andante

   C.

   allegro

   D.

   allegretto

   Which term best describes the tempo of this excerpt?

   Correct.

   Incorrect. See Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 5 in C Minor in Chapter 15.
6. What do you hear in this excerpt from Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5?

   Listen

   Question

   A.

   French horns play a theme fortissimo; then the strings enter, playing piano.

   B.

   Strings play a theme fortissimo; then the French horns enter, playing piano.

   C.

   Clarinets and bassoons play a theme fortissimo; then the trumpets enter, playing piano.

   D.

   Clarinets and bassoons play a theme piano; then the trumpets enter, playing fortissimo.

   What do you hear in this excerpt from Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5?

   Correct.

   Incorrect. See Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 5 in C Minor in Chapter 15.
7. In this fugal section from the third movement of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5, which instruments play the fugue subject?

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   Question

   A.

   violins, then woodwinds, then basses

   B.

   violins, then basses, then woodwinds

   C.

   basses, then woodwinds, then higher strings

   D.

   woodwinds, then basses, then higher strings

   In this fugal section from the third movement of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5, which instruments play the fugue subject?

   Correct.

   Incorrect. See Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 5 in C Minor in Chapter 15.
8. This excerpt from the third movement is in what meter?

   Listen

   Question

   A.

   duple

   B.

   triple

   C.

   compound

   D.

   duple changing to triple

   This excerpt from the third movement is in what meter?

   Correct.

   Incorrect. See Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 5 in C Minor in Chapter 15.
9. The theme heard in this excerpt from the fourth movement of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 is like

   Listen

   Question

   A.

   a fugue.

   B.

   a march.

   C.

   an aria.

   D.

   a ritornello.

   The theme heard in this excerpt from the fourth movement of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 is like

   Correct.

   Incorrect. See Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 5 in C Minor in Chapter 15.
10. What is the mode of this excerpt from the fourth movement?

    Listen

    Question

    A.

    major

    B.

    minor

    C.

    minor changing to major

    D.

    major changing to minor

    What is the mode of this excerpt from the fourth movement?

    Correct.

    Incorrect. See Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 5 in C Minor in Chapter 15.